Nope, they are both 30" scale. It's about time to take apart the Bronco so I can get the neck pocket on the new body sorted. Once I get the pocket done, the pickups and bridge can be lined up to that.
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100-year-old Barn Wood Mustang
- Thread starter RaniBrandt
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- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Here's the back:
And the front:
Then I routed a 1/4" roundover on both sides:
Holy wormholes Batman!
The necks on the Bronco basses are actually surprisingly nice, if they don't require fretwork. They are nice and fat, with a matte finish, they are really nice to play. My neck has been very stable, but I don't know other people's experiences with them, because they are one piece necks.
RB, love the wood this will be great! What kind of tuners did you put on the Bronco neck? They look great and full size.
I got a new Bronco for $50 and put a white Duo-Rail pickup in it (dual humbucking) and it sounds great. Dead quiet and punchy. Straight drop in, what an improvement!
Keep up the good work!
I got a new Bronco for $50 and put a white Duo-Rail pickup in it (dual humbucking) and it sounds great. Dead quiet and punchy. Straight drop in, what an improvement!
Keep up the good work!
This is good, this is good! I've got a mustang myself which I'm always entertaing tampering with, so it's to see some shortscale material in luthiers' corner!
I'm not sure what they are, but I got this one from Craigslist, and they were already on there when I bought it.
This is an early model (I think 1997) and the quality of the neck is quite good, really. I don't know for sure what you mean by one-piece, but it does have a separate piece of maple for the fretboard, if that's what you're referring to. The frets don't need any work at all, which is a bonus!
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Well, that's certainly different than mine! I have a 2011, purchased brand new and it is a 1-piece maple neck with a skunk stripe. I guess they changed the manufacturing process after a while?
Well I have been working on my own Mustang for the past few months...but I have to say, this one takes the cake. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
I believe they did. It also depends what factory (country) it was made in, as they each have their own standards and practices. Mine was made in Taiwan in 1997. The Taiwanese Squiers can be hit or miss from what I understand, but this one was a hit (at least where the neck is concerned).
Loving this! i was reclaiming wood today too. cypress is wierd and "flaky" but waterproof, i have a ton of it, its used as beds in mushroom farms and i like in kennett square. anyone try it as tone wood? looks similar to cedar. great work!
short scale? the first bass i ever built was like this one, used gorriila glue to laminate a bunch of maple, carved a body, bolted a 1974 fender short scale neck to it and ran a single bart j bass pickup straight to a 1/4" cable. no pots. your is just amazing. love those wormholes. sure you didnt shoot it with a shotgun???
is this what you need?
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That could be the difference. Mine is a 2011 with the different tuners, one piece neck and it was made in Indonesia I believe. Mine is also a hit, it weighs about 6 pounds, the neck is perfect, balance is perfect and it came setup perfectly. I had to pick it from a group of about 3, this was the best one and it came with a new gigbag. I love the little bass, definitely something different for the collection.
Back OT, the build is comeing along nicely, that will be one sweet mustang. Are you going to fill the holes or are you just going to finish over them?
-Ron
YES!!! Please post pix of the rest of the neck so we can see how it "stacks up" with the Strat!I used a Strat neck pocket template for a Mustang neck, I had to route one side and shift it over about 1/16 of an inch because it is slightly wider than a Strat neck, but the taper and heal shape was a perfect fit.
I picked up some Danish oil today, so I'll try that on a test piece before I try anything else.
